Bali Mukhiya @ Bali Bin v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No.5963 of 2025, order dt. 04-02-2025, Chandra Shekhar Jha, J. — anticipatory bail under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS in excise case under Sections 272, 273, 414, 120-B r/w 34 IPC and Section 30(a) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act; recovery of 80 liters IMFL/country liquor not from conscious physical possession of accused named via co-accused disclosure; bail bond Rs.10,000 with two sureties; parity cited with co-accused Sonu Ram (Cr. Misc. No.14762 of 2022). Keywords: anticipatory bail, illicit liquor, Bihar excise, co-accused disclosure.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioner directed to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, before the learned Additional District and Session Judge-XIII-cum-Special Excise Court No.1, Gopalganj, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C / Section 482(2) BNSS.